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The South Western Train that runs on The District Line

Channel: Geoff Marshall
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Did you know there's a small number of trains a day on the South Western Railway network where they divert and run along the Underground's District Line? They do this so that the route can be used as an emergency diversion, but they schedule a small number of trains to this this way to keep up drivers route knowledge.

So I met up with Dave - professional "Rare Track Basher" - as we rode the early morning train from Basingstoke to Waterloo ... via the District Line!

Here's the train we were first on: https://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/L55639/2021-07-10

The brilliant Branch Line Society/PSUL website is at: https://www.branchline.uk/PSULintro.php

If you want to do this yourself, the trains that go over the District line and curve of track, are:

The 0454 Basingstoke - Waterloo (Monday to Saturday)
The 2312 Waterloo - Basingstoke (Monday to Saturday)
The 2311 Shepperton - Waterloo (Monday to Thursday)
And the 0105 Waterloo - Southampton Central (Sundays only)
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This video documents a rare train service that uses the District Line as an emergency diversion route. It follows a journey from Basingstoke to Waterloo, including a section along the Underground's District Line. The footage captures a train operated by South Western Railway and includes locations such as Shepperton, Southampton Central, and Beckenham Junction. The video also references specific services that use this unusual route, though no headcodes are provided in the metadata.

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  • Platform ID v0-Y6CUl3w4
  • Views 324,370
  • Date published 14 Jul 2021 17:00
  • Date added 14 Jan 2026 23:05
  • Recorded 3 Jan 2021
  • Locomotives 1
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